Local station refuses to run pro-DeLay ad

[Judi Lynn]

Feb. 16, 2006, 1:05AM
Local station refuses to run pro-DeLay ad
The commercial will be broadcast on cable channels

By SAMANTHA LEVINE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - Another day, another Tom DeLay ad, another rejection.

After four Houston TV stations initially refused last month to show an ad criticizing the Republican House member from Sugar Land, at least one local station is refusing to run a new spot that promotes the lawmaker and attacks a prominent supporter of the Democrats.

"We have chosen not to take the spot in its current form," said D'Artagnan Bebel, vice president and general manager of the local Fox affiliate, KRIV (Channel 26). He would not elaborate on why.

Representatives from KTRK (Channel 13) and KHOU (Channel 11) were unavailable for comment. KPRC (Channel 2) General Manager Larry Blackerby said he was unaware of it.

The ad is slated to run on CNN and Fox News in and around DeLay's suburban Houston district, starting today and running for two weeks.

The 30-second spot from the conservative Free Enterprise Committee attacks billionaire financier and Democratic supporter George Soros for spending "$25 million against President Bush. He also bankrolled the liberals linked to attacks on Tom DeLay."
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/3662990.html

[snowbear]

1. Wow... that is so awesome to hear !!!

Too bad the cable networks didn't also show the same decency as the local states did!

[Vidar]

2. Good for them

[Gman]

3. Attacking Soros in a local TV ad for a GOP primary race?

This makes no sense except that 1) they have more money than they know what to do with 2) they are trying to motivate the bloody red meat hard-core and fundie right wingers to get out and vote or 3) they just hate Soros that much.

Go figure.

[Kagemusha]

4. d) all of the above

IMHO.

[0007]

5. I love it!

[wordpix]

8. nice poster! LOL

[Panda1]

11. Hahaha

Good one!

[sabra]

6. kick

:kick:

[Twist_U_Up]

7. This Exec better avoid small planes for awhile.

http://homepage.mac.com/rcareaga/diebold/adworks.htm

[autorank]

9. "Lipstick on a pig." Never works. Let all ads run. We'll win. n/t

[OnionPatch]

10. This thing about Soros kills me

He's like the ONLY billionaire on our side and how many are on theirs? The list is too long to even put here. I can name Sciafe and Coors and the Waltons (WalMart) etc. etc. I know there are TONS of other right-wing billionaire financiers. Like, for example, all the CEOs and execs at virtually all the major multi-national corporations!

Why do the Dems keep letting the right lash out re: Soros when there is so much more ammunition for that particular gripe on our side?!!

[Straight Shooter]

12. I'm wondering how the ad creators justify the $25 million number. n/t

[JudyM]

13. And again, they blame those who publicize the problems as if that's worse

than those who actually commit crimes!

[Mithras61]

14. Maybe the local station had an attack of conscience...

and couldn't run the ad because it didn't tell the truth...



Naw, couldn't've happened. It's a FAUX affiliate! :D